Patch 5.1 Hotfixes - January 22

Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to the recently released World of Warcraft patch 5.1. Hotfixes are updates we make on our end without requiring you to download a new patch. Some of the hotfixes below went live the moment they were implemented, while others may require your realm to be restarted to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. We will continue to update this list in the days to come as additional hotfixes are applied.

Sigils of Power now only drop in Mogu’shan Vaults, and Sigils of Wisdom will only drop in Heart of Fear and Terrace of Endless Spring, with a very small chance to drop in LFR Mogu’shan Vaults. This should ensure that players who had access to Mogu’shan Vaults for a longer period of time are now seeing more Sigils of Wisdom.

Heart of Fear

Amber-Shaper Un'sok

Un’sok’s Amber Scalpel will now always be awarded to the correct classes in the Raid Finder version of this encounter.

Temple of Ahn'Qiraj

Emperor Vek’lor and Emperor Vek’nilash in the Twin Emperors encounter will now always award loot properly when slain.

Bug Fixes

Progress towards the "Test of Valor" quest and achievement will now be saved when a character changes factions.

January 14

Creatures

Various Hozen rare spawns can now be slain appropriately.

Kor'kron Flak Cannons will now appropriately deal damage to Alliance players over Dominance Point. Attacking the cannon will no longer flag players for PvP.

Quests

Fixed an issue where some players were unable obtain the quest "The Bell Speaks" to progress in the Shieldwall quest chain. Achievement credit for "In Search of Harmony" will be corrected in a future patch.

Bug Fixes

Players will no longer sometimes become stuck in the Battle for Gilneas.

January 8

General

Attack Power gained from Vengeance is now capped at the player's maximum health.

Quests

Commander Oxheart in Townlong Steppes will now sell Crystallized Dread, Crystallized Terror, Crystallized Horror, and Eye of the Black Prince for gold to players that have completed the appropriate quest lines.

Completing "Heart of the Alliance" or "A Gathering Storm" will no longer sometimes cause players to be phased incorrectly.

Dungeons, Raids & Scenarios

Mogu'shan Vaults

Feng the Accursed now correctly has a chance to drop Fan of Fiery Winds and Feng’s Ring of Dreams in the 10 player Heroic mode version of the encounter.

December 21

Classes

Paladin

The self heal from Seal of Insight will trigger approximately 33% more often.

Quests

Shan Kien will now respawn properly.

The quest "What's in the Box?" can now always be completed properly.

Items

It is no longer possible to loot more than one Ancient Pandaren Mining Pick.

Stackable Stags are now love peace (and stacking), and are friendly to all.

Dungeons, Raids & Scenarios

Terrace of the Endless Spring

Protectors of the Endless

The damage dealt by Touch of Sha no longer increases for each Protector that is defeated in the Heroic mode version of this encounter.

Heart of Fear

Grand Empress Shek’zeer

The damage dealt by Corrupted Dissonance, Sonic Discharge, and Cry of Terror has been reduced by approximately 10% in the Heroic mode version of this encounter.

Mogu'shan Vaults

Elegon

In the normal mode version of this encounter, Cosmic Sparks will deal less melee damage, Elegon will now use Materialize Protector less often, and the Overloaded effect that Elegon gains when an Empyreal Focus is destroyed now grants significantly less haste.

Bug Fixes

The achievements You Mean That Wasn't A Void Zone?, Incredible Hulk, Kill It With Fire! and Lightning Struck can now be completed normally.

Shan Kien's Sha Grasp ability is now properly removed from player pets.

Classes

Paladin

The area of effect component of Hammer of the Righteous will no longer activate Seal of Insight or Seal of Justice.

Frost Bomb will now detonate after 4 seconds (was 6 seconds), and the damage it deals to other players has been reduced by 20%.

Quests

Players that leave the area during the ending sequence of "Heart of the Alliance" will no longer be placed into the wrong phase.

Pet Battles

Players that have earned the Achievement "Taming the World" should now receive a Safari Hat in the mail.

Lower level pets involved in Pet Battles with higher level team mates will now receive full experience from victorious battles.

Darkmoon Hatchlings, Red Crickets, and Singing Crickets that were previously of lower quality should now be Rare quality.

Items

The Sun-Lute of the Phoenix King can now be upgraded using the Item Upgrade system.

Dungeons, Raids & Scenarios

Heart of Fear

Grand Empress Shek'zeer

The Empress now always drops three tier-set tokens and three non-set items in the 25 player Heroic mode version of this encounter.

Bug Fixes

The Guild Perk, Ride Like the Wind, should now properly increase flight path speeds by 25% in Pandaria.

Classes

Rogue

Various weapon procs will no longer sometimes prematurely break the Stealth provided by the Subterfuge talent.

December 11

Classes

Mage

When Fire Blast modified by Glyph of Fire Blast is used to detonate a Frost Bomb, the resulting Frost Bomb now deals 50% less damage.

Warrior

Taste for Blood now only stacks 1 time versus other players (was 3 times).

Quests

"Bad Blood", "Bloodlines", "The Korune", "Ancient Guardians", and "The Source of Korune Power" will no longer sometimes place players into the wrong phase.

PvP

The Battle Fatigue healing reduction debuff has been increased to 30% (was 15%).

Creatures

The Mogu enemies in the Ruins of Ogudei now correctly drop loot when slain.

Dungeons, Raids & Scenarios

Creatures in the Molten Core, Blackwing Lair, and Ahn'Qiraj raid dungeons now deal damage according to their intended pre-Mists of Pandaria melee damage values.

Bug Fixes

Several abilities that should break on damage will now correctly have a chance to break when damage is absorbed, including: Psychic Scream, Hex, Howl of Terror, Intimidating Shout, Blinding Light, Frost Nova, Freeze, Ring of Frost, Entangling Roots, and Mass Entanglement.

The recast time for Heal Brother has been increased to 3 seconds (was 2).

C'thun

Players now have 5 minutes to escape C'thun's stomach and resume the battle before it resets.

Al'ar

Al'ar and Ember of Al'ar are no longer immune to fire damage.

Reliquary of Souls

Spirit Shock now has a 15 second recast time (was 0 seconds).

The Heart of Fear

Imperial Vizier Zor'lok

In the Heroic mode version of this encounter, Zor'lok will no longer sometimes spawn multiple Echoes of Attenuation, and will properly transition to his third platform when receiving sufficient damage to cause him to skip his second platform.

Wind Lord Mel'jarak

Breaking an Amber Prison will now always inflict the Residue debuff.

Mogu'shan Vaults

Will of the Emperor

Jan-xi and Qin-xi will no longer pause while executing their Devastating Combo attack.

Mogu'shan Palace

Elegon

Fixed an issue that could prevent the floor from returning during phase transitions in this encounter.

Temple of the Jade Serpent

Fixed an issue that could cause Wise Mari to stop using Hydrolance or Call Water.

A Little Patience

Fixed an issue that could cause Commander Scargash to become uninteractable.

Brawler's Guild

Disruptron Mk. 3R-Alpha's attacks will no longer sometimes strike spectators in the Brawl'gar Arena. His attacks will now properly strike opponents standing on the grates in this arena.

Dark Summoner's health has been reduced by 10%, and his damage reduced by 35%.

Certain short-term buffs, such as Bloodlust, are now cleared when entering the Brawler's Arena. Long term effects, such as Heart of the Wild, will persist.

Professions

Engineering

The Blingtron 4000 Gift Package now has a higher chance to drop valuable items, and a bonus chance to drop an additional sellable item.

Tailoring

The Imperial Silk Cocoon is no longer Unique.

Items

The Malevolent Gladiator's Ripper can now be upgraded via Conquest Points.

Bottled Tornado may no longer be used in areas where flying isn't permitted.

Using Bottled Tornado will now always properly put Rocket Jump and Goblin Glider on cooldown.

Blood Death Knights will no longer incorrectly receive Kilrak, Jaws of Terror; Scimitar of the Seven Stars; or Elegion, the Fanged Crescent from Raid Finder encounters.

Item Enhancements

Enchantments using the Real PPM system will now generate two buffs simultaneously, rather than simply refreshing the duration of an existing effect.

Bug Fixes

Mounted players can now correctly interact with the portals located at the faction daily quest hubs in the Krasarang Wilds.

Classes

Chi Torpedo, Halo, and Divine Star will no longer remove Stealth unless damage is actually dealt to the stealthed target.

Hunter

Disengage now properly removes rooting effects when used in combination with the talent Posthaste.

Mage

Fixed an issue that made it possible to detonate Frost Bomb twice under rare circumstances.

Monk

Dampen Harm now correctly only mitigates attacks that deal at least 20% of the Monk's maximum health.

Enlightenment is now always granted upon completion of Monk daily quests.

Gaining Power Guard will once again light up the alert on the Guard hotkey.

Renewing Mists will now always prioritize players over player controlled pets.

Paladin

Holy Wrath now benefits correctly from Attack Power and Spell Power.

Priest

Shadow Priest Mastery: Shadowy Recall will continue to activate on targets afflicted with Shadow Word: Pain, Vampiric Touch, and Devouring Plague when they move out of line of sight.